1931 Plymouth PA Sidemount Lock

[dneivandt]

I am looking for a sidemount lock the same as the one in the photos, any help would be greatly appreciated.

regards
David

[Guest 1935 Dodge Van]

I had a 1931 Plymouth with sidemounts and I stumbled on the fact that the locks were not specific to 1931 Plymouths. They were supplied by an outside supplier. I think I have some paperwork on them and I'll try to find it in my files and post it.

[dneivandt]

Thanks, that would be great.  I do know that these were used on the 1930 Dodge DD-6 and DC-8, the 1931 Dodge DH-6 and DG-8, the 1930 Chrysler 66, the 1931 Desoto SA and the 1931 Plymouth PA -but I do not know who made them!

[idrjoe_sandiego]

I believe you are correct when you said the locks were not specific to Plymouth. In 1929, the Dodge DA sidemount locks were the same as used on a Hudson. Briggs and Stratton made them. Here's a page from their catalog.

[idrjoe_sandiego]

Who knew there were so many kinds of wheel and tire locks?

Let's muddy the waters a bit more: The manufacturer of the lock did not always manufacture the lock cylinder!

 

For some examples, see this interesting site for an array of locks: http://www.exwisehe.com/accessory_locks_tire_8.html

 

A couple of them have some similarities to dneivandt's lock. 

In row 2 column 4, the lock body looks a lot like yours.

In row 1 column 3, look at the cylinder cover of the "T&A nut lock" (no I did not make that name up).

[Mark Gregory]

That page from their catalogue looks a lot like a lock from a mail box lock . I have not compared the dimensions .